There were 304 offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Chicago during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.

The data shows that 274 men and 30 women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons, three were veterans, and the median age was 34. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 67-year-old man sentenced in 2015.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Richard Benton. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 1994 when he was 20 years old. He is now 45.

Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.

The table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the second half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City

Total # of Parolees

% Women

% Men

Median Age

Chicago

304

9.9%

90.1%

34

Rockford

49

4.1%

95.9%

35

Joliet

28

3.6%

96.4%

35

Decatur

28

0%

100%

33

Springfield

25

16%

84%

33

Peoria

24

12.5%

87.5%

35

Kankakee

24

8.3%

91.7%

37

East Saint Louis

19

10.5%

89.5%

36

Aurora

17

5.9%

94.1%

40

Bloomington

12

16.7%

83.3%

31

Calumet City

12

0%

100%

36

Champaign

12

8.3%

91.7%

35

Quincy

10

30%

70%

33

Elgin

10

10%

90%

37

Waukegan

10

10%

90%

38

Urbana

10

0%

100%

30

Harvey

9

0%

100%

32

Granite City

8

12.5%

87.5%

36

Galesburg

7

14.3%

85.7%

32

Chicago Heights

7

14.3%

85.7%

34

Blue Island

7

0%

100%

30

Belleville

7

14.3%

85.7%

38

Marion

6

16.7%

83.3%

35

Maywood

6

0%

100%

34

Cicero

6

0%

100%

29

Danville

6

0%

100%

42

Alton

5

0%

100%

34

Dolton

5

0%

100%

26

Streator

5

0%

100%

30

Belvidere

5

0%

100%

29

Carol Stream

5

0%

100%

30

Des Plaines

5

0%

100%

41

Freeport

5

0%

100%

30

Mattoon

5

0%

100%

38

Riverdale

5

20%

80%

30

Pekin

5

0%

100%

43

Oak Lawn

4

0%

100%

29

Mount Vernon

4

25%

75%

32

Country Club Hills

4

0%

100%

39

Lincoln

4

0%

100%

32

Lyons

4

25%

75%

43

Lansing

4

0%

100%

37

Murphysboro

4

25%

75%

39

Rantoul

4

0%

100%

29

Sterling

4

25%

75%

36

Centralia

4

0%

100%

31

Sycamore

4

0%

100%

32

University Park

3

33.3%

66.7%

28

Carbondale

3

33.3%

66.7%

35

Loves Park

3

0%

100%

37

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